ADU Construction Company

Adapt Dwellings Now Offers Construction Services in Addition to Design! From Concept to Keys, we offer one-stop shopping for Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs).
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If you’re considering building or converting existing space into an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) on your property, you might search online for an “ADU contractor near me.” Or if you live in Oakland, “ADU construction Oakland” “ADU construction Bay Area” or “ADU Contractor Bay Area.” Newsflash: don’t bother; your search is over!

Adapt Dwellings now holds a Class B General Contractor license, so we can build your ADU and guide you through regulations, possibilities, restrictions, and design. It’s a unique advantage most ADU firms can’t offer.

At Adapt Dwellings, we have decades of hands-on experience working with Bay Area rental housing providers in property management, architectural and compliance services. That combination has made us experts in every aspect of ADUs and has led to the natural next step: building your ADU.

We have a unique ability to understand and bring to life your vision for an ADU that provides additional housing and achieves your investment goals in the complicated world of Bay Area real estate. Your project will be in our team’s hands from start to finish.

The Advantages:

We have deep roots in working closely with local and Bay Area planning and building departments and how they consider each component of an ADU plan. Accordingly, we will make sure we get your plans approved quickly.

  • A design/build firm streamlines the ADU, which means fewer hassles, frustrations, challenges, and potential delays.
  • You’ll be working with a team that boasts: a State-Licensed Architect; a former building inspector and electrician; experts in rental housing and tenant laws; and a licensed general contractor, all in-house.
  • Because we both design and build your ADU, we better understand construction challenges (and how to overcome them), the planning process, construction costs, and how to deliver an ADU to meet your expectations of increasing your property value.
  • Keeping ADU construction and design under one roof can be more economical and efficient. Since each process step depends on the one that comes before it, working with one (excellent) vendor enhances communication and prevents costly errors.
  • Your ADU construction project gets designed, permitted, built, and delivered just as you envisioned

ADU Planning Process Done Right

Our Feasibility Report is our process’s first and most crucial step.  Because it is integral to everything that follows, we do it ourselves rather than accept data from others. This step is critical to our quality control. A $2000 to $3000 initial investment includes an on-site inspection, a detailed report including property-specific information about state and local legal restrictions, building considerations such as utility requirements, realistic ADU design and construction costs, and financial analysis for anticipated return on investment. Our team will review the report with you, and you’ll have everything you need to decide whether to proceed immediately or in the future.

After we’ve determined that your ADU project is feasible and we have a good sense of the project parameters, our architect starts to design based on your desired aesthetics, allowable size, and any other requirements you may have. We’ll also estimate costs and timelines. Now you’ll see your ideas come to life!

Some architects submit plans to the city…and hope for the best. Unfortunately, without a deep understanding of ADU-specific requirements and contractor input, plans are often rejected, sometimes more than once. Experience has taught us that a pre-application meeting with the local jurisdiction is sometimes necessary and helps us refine plans before submitting them. It’s a cost-effective approach and can also help streamline the construction process. With approved plans, we can give you a reliable bid for building your ADU.

At this point, we are intimately associated with your ADU construction project in a way that contractors who had not been involved up to this point could not possibly be. Among other benefits, this and our positive relationships with city and county inspectors enable us to pull permits and begin construction easily and quickly.

Our in-house architect, building inspector, and ADU contractor have been working hand-in-hand and collaborating up to this point in a highly symbiotic relationship that continues through the final inspection of your new ADU (or ADUs).

When you can have the convenience of working with one experienced, specialized ADU resource to design and build your ADU, you can relax, reassured that each of the following steps has been thoroughly vetted and taken into consideration:

ADU Planning Process Done Right

Site Preparation

Our extensive planning pays forward in your project kick-off. Grading, setback verification, and correctly locating utility pipelines, connections, and services have been planned in detail…starting with our initial feasibility report.

Breaking Ground Is Groundbreaking.

Construction begins with us. You’ll be able to see your raised foundation or slab work upon which we’ll build your new structure, or if we’re handling your conversion, the future ADU space will be stripped down to its new starting point.

The framework begins to take shape: structural walls, roof sheeting, and exterior shear create a solid base for the future home.
Next come all the elements inside your conversion walls, under floors, and above ceilings. Modern electrical, plumbing, and heating systems will make the home safe, convenient, and comfortable.
We then start to insulate and cover the walls so that noise is minimized and the home maintains a comfortable temperature for the occupants. This is when you can start to see the shape your new ADU is taking.
Now we’re getting back to the sexy, fun aspects of your new ADU: cabinets, countertops, lighting, faucets, painting, flooring, trim, and all of the aesthetic details you have envisioned.
This is where our being locally based and our building and code knowledge and relationships with local building and planning departments again add value to your project being given the green light of approval.

Move In The Right Renters & Reap the Benefits an ADU Designed and Built the Right Way Can Offer! CSLB#1098831

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